The planning committee for Red Ribbon Week 2010 is excited to announce this year’s Youth Summit will be held at Paul Brown Stadium!

Keep watching for more details.

These pictures are from the 2009 Red Ribbon Week Celebration Event held at the Schiff Conference Center at Xavier University’s Cintas Center.  Over 200 K-3^rd graders from Cincinnati Public Schools attended the event.  Students from Schiel School and School for Creative and Performing Arts  provided entertainment.  At the event, students displayed their  committment to living an alcohol and drug-free lifestyle by wearing a red ribbon.

CINCINNATI – On Wednesday, October 28 an estimated 250 Kindergarten through 3rd grade students from Cincinnati Public Schools will gather in the Schiff Conference Center at Xavier University’s Cintas Center to make the commitment to grow up drug and alcohol free as part of a community-wide celebration of Red Ribbon Week.

Coordinated on the website, redribbon.drugfreecincinnati.org, schools and community groups from the entire greater Cincinnati region will take part in the annual celebration of Red Ribbon Week. Students in many school districts will receive red ribbons. Wearing the red ribbons shows the commitment of the student to not use drugs or alcohol. Continue reading »

Download “Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Family Guide” and use the resources to help plan your Red Ribbon messages and or to distribute to parents involved in your Red Ribbon activities.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has lots of great materials available for free to help plan your messages and activities.

Visit SAMHSA’s Red Ribbon planning site.

by Marc Grodner, Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board

Residents of Hamilton County will celebrate Red Ribbon Week at the end of October. The Red Ribbon Campaign began in 1988 to commemorate the life of Drug Enforcement Agency officer Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who was tortured and killed in the line of duty. It has since grown into a national campaign promoting community awareness and advocacy for drug and alcohol prevention. The red ribbon carries a simple message – no tolerance for the use of illegal drugs or the illegal use of legal drugs. So why should you wear a red ribbon? Continue reading »